OSCAR® AND GRAMMY AWARD-WINNER JENNIFER HUDSON RETURNS TO HER HOMETOWN OF CHICAGO IN HER FIRST EVER HOLIDAY MUSIC SPECIAL, “JENNIFER HUDSON: I’LL BE HOME FOR CHRISTMAS,” COMING THIS DECEMBER TO ABC
Jennifer Hudson, the multi-talented actress-singer whose accolades include an Academy Award for the movie “Dreamgirls” and a Grammy for “Best R&B Album” heads back to [...]

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“IDOL GIVES BACK” RETURNS AS PART OF “AMERICAN IDOL”
RESULTS SHOW WEDNESDAY, APRIL 21, ON FOX Special to Benefit Children’s Health Fund, Feeding America, Malaria No More, Save the Children’s U.S. Programs and the United Nations Foundation
AMERICAN IDOL will once again host IDOL GIVES BACK, the Emmy Award-winning television event and musical celebration raising awareness and [...]

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“American Idol” judge Kara DioGuardi is confirmed to co-host ABC’s Emmy® Award-winning talk show, “The View,” live, Oct. 15 (11:00 a.m.-12:00 noon, ET). Ms. DioGuardi will be seated alongside Joy Behar, Whoopi Goldberg and Sherri Shepherd during her second appearance on the show, but her first as a guest co-host. In May, DioGuardi made headlines [...]

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Blake Lewis to Release Music Video for New Single ‘Sad Song’ Exclusively on MySpace.com on September 22, 2009

IN SUPPORT OF THE FORTHCOMING ALBUM ‘HEARTBREAK ON VINYL’ - NOW AVAILABLE FOR PRE-ORDER - LEWIS WILL PERFORM SEVERAL SHOWS ACROSS THE COUNTRY
LOS ANGELES, California Sept. 21 /PRNewswire/ — Gearing up for the release of his forthcoming sophomore [...]

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Emmy Award-winning talk show host Ellen DeGeneres has joined AMERICAN IDOL as a fourth judge. DeGeneres will sit alongside Simon Cowell, Randy Jackson and Kara DioGuardi and offer her own unique perspective to the contestants throughout the competition.
The ninth season of AMERICAN IDOL premieres January 2010 on FOX. DeGeneres will join the judges’ panel after [...]

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NEW YORK, New York /PRNewswire/ — Beach Tennis USA(R) (BTUSA), the organization responsible for launching the pro sport of beach tennis in North America, today announced that Tommy Boy Entertainment Recording Artist and American Idol runner-up, Blake Lewis, will be performing at the 2009 Beach Tennis National Championship in Long Beach, New York on Labor [...]

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KATY PERRY AND AVRIL LAVIGNE JOIN VICTORIA BECKHAM, MARY J. BLIGE, KRISTIN CHENOWETH, NEIL PATRICK HARRIS, JOE JONAS AND SHANIA TWAIN AS GUEST JUDGES AT “AMERICAN IDOL” AUDITIONS
Katy Perry and Avril Lavigne will join AMERICAN IDOL as guest judges during the final two days of auditions held this week in Los Angeles. On their respective [...]

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American Idol judge Paula Abdul announced via Twitter that she will not return to the hit talent show, Priya David reports. Entertainment Weekly’s Michael Slezak commented on the news.

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GRAMMY-NOMINATED SONGWRITER KARA DIOGUARDI TO RETURN AS JUDGE ON “AMERICAN IDOL”
FOX, 19 Entertainment and FremantleMedia announced today that Grammy-nominated songwriter Kara DioGuardi will return as a judge on the ninth season of AMERICAN IDOL, premiering January 2010 on FOX. DioGuardi will continue to use her background as an award-winning songwriter and producer to critique and [...]

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American Idol Finalist, Anwar Robinson, Drops His First Solo Recording ‘Night’s Hot,’ Together With Bryan Galligan’s ‘Little Pompeii’…Both From Bo-Ty Productions.
LAS VEGAS, Aug. 3 /PRNewswire/ — Since American Idol, Anwar Robinson’s been busy acting, performing and recording. Anwar Robinson’s first solo release, “Night’s Hot” has the kind of spark that spells hit. Back on the [...]

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